The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-11-10
DUE TO DRINK.
A Drunken Captain Responsible for
the Vernon Disaster.
A Business Book in Nashville De-
strOyed by Fire.
a Disslpassd Father Sells HIS Daugh-
tiers for Whisky.
A Chicago Police MysteriOusIy Killed
WhlIson Duty.

CHICAGO. Nov. Edgar A. Hall,
brother of the second engineer Of the
steamer Vernon, said that it ought to
have been well known to the other OIL
GERS of the line that Captain Thorp was
a hard drinker, and that he often left
port while drunk. Mrs. n. Z. Van
Amburgh arrived in Chicago on the
Vernon September 3, accompanied by
Miss Addie Mickey of Waterloo, New
York. The steamer was three days
longer than usual in making the trip
from Shebogan, and both ladies said
the captain was drunk all the time.
Axel Stone, the only survivor Of the
disaster, when asked if he ever saw
Captain Thorp drunk, replied: The
captain was drunk most OF the time,
and he was very drunk when we left
Sheboygan last week. While we were
coming through the straits the second
mate said to him: sober up, you
drunken beast, and take lake care OF t Ems
him to go to hi. Friday night, which
was the night that the steamer was
lost, the captain was as drunk as
ever saw him. guess that Is why the
first mate staid on deck all of the time.
If the captain had been sober he would
have turned back when he saw how
badly the ship acted in a big sea.
Captain Sullivan for many years COM
some of the finest sailing
vessels on the lakes. The last time
the Vernon was in Chicago Cap Sulli-
van, speaking of the sea worthiness OF
the steamer, remarked that she was
all right if properly loaded, but added
that she was being loaded deeper than
she ought to be.
FIRE AT NASHVILLE
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Nov. 4.-About 4
O'Clock this morning the building oc-
cupied on College street by Weakley 8
Warren as a furniture store, was dis
covered on fire, and owing to the in
character of the material
the flames spread rapidly through the
buildings and communicated with the
buildings. The entire block,
from Bank Alley south to the Western
Union building, was an immense sheet
of fame. The fire department, after
hard work, succeeded in limiting the
elements within the space
described The following named firms
losses:
Weakley s. Warren, stock $5O, 900;
insured for three fourths.
Atwell s. Sneed, furniture dealers,
stocks, SIT 900; insured for SIC, GOO.
Webb, Stevenson & Co., hardware,
stock, 900; insured for three
fourths.
The building occupied by Weakley s.
Warren belonged to Judge j. M. Lea,
and w. w. File estate, and was valued
at S26, 900 with SIS, 600 insurance. The
building occupied by Atwen & Sneed,
was owned by b. F. Wilson, SD, 600;
s. Co., by E. w. Cole, $24, 600; covered
by insurance. The total loss
aggregates about S65, 900 On houses, in
sured for S43 600; on stock $1O2 900, in
sured for about S85, 900. During the
of the fire the walls of a build
ing adjoining Bank alley fell in, and
quite number of people are known to
be injured, some probably fatally.
Among the wounded was son of j. b.
Moore. about fifteen years of age; his
skull is terribly crushed and he will
die: VIM. Steward, sign painter, had
his left leg badly fractured; Bradford
lieved to be covered by the debris,
which the workmen are now engaged
in removing.
A FREE NIENAGERIE.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 3.-One of the most
exciting scenes that ever occurred in
this city took place at the union de-
pot between and O'Clock this after
noon, and for a time created not only a
tremendous excitement; but the widest
kind of scare among the people
present. During the day a
special train of passenger and fiat
cars bearing John Robinson's men
agerie and circus people and the ami
mails, from Fl. Scott, Kas., came into
the union depot en- route to Cincinnati,
where they are to winter. About $3.50
the train pulled out to cross the bridge
and while passing over the 'puZzle
sWitch'' in the depot yard, a flat car
flew the track, followed by
others, and ran into a freight
train on side-track demolishing two
or three cars and killing George
SquireS, a canyasman, and badly injur-
ing two other circus men named Fuller
and Islee. In the smash-up some of
the animal cages on the fat cars vera
leopard, a jaguar, an i6ex
widest kind of connection fol-
lowed. The depot officials and
policemen ran frantically about
shouting and warning, and there was
a general and quick stampede from the
yards to the streets beyond. The depot
and circus men then made a search for
the animals. The leopard was found
crouehed undera freight car, and an
ATTEMPT was made to lassoo him, but it
from cover, bit man Sc
verely on the leg on its
way out, bounded into the ticket Office,
and then jumped through transom
into the SUPPLEMENTARY Office. He
was finally besieged by the circus men,
and after several attempts to capture
him, and two or three shots being fred
at him, he was covered with tarpaulin
and secured. One by one the other an
imals were found. and after more OF
less trouble were captured and returned
to their. cages, but it was not until
nearly dark that the work was over,
and the excitement allayed.
HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.
PITTsBURG, Nov. 3.-An engine at
tached to freight train on the Fort
Wayne railroad struck q street car al
the Federal street crossing in Al.
legheny City about s O'Clock this
evening, and two passengers, who
jumped from the car were
caught under the wheels of the engine
and were ground to death. TheiI
names were John NJ. Culp, teller of the
Odd Fellows Savings Bank of this city
Of Weyman Bros, the tobacconists
The accident was caused by the flag
man, Stewart Cunningham, raising thu
safety gates too soon. It appears thai
the gates had been lowered for 9
construction train. After it passed
Cunningham, not noticing a freight
train coming in the opposite direction
raised the gates to allow the street car
and pedestrians to cross. Car No. 231
which was filed with passenger
on their way home, succeeded
in getting nearly over tn,
railroad tracks, when Mr.. CuIp and
Miss Weyman ran out on the rear plat
form and jumped OF, the other passen
gers remaining in the car. The engin
of the freight train struck the ca
and tore OF the platform, but did n
other damage. Mr.. Culp and Mis-
Weyman fell On the track, and befor
the train could be stopped the
were ground to death under tn
wheels of the engine. The other pas
sengers were not injured. The N
mains of the two unfortunates wer
picked up and conveyed to their homes
Culp was a married man about 35 year
of age. and Miss Weyman was 4
years old. The accident created II
tense eXcitament AMONG the NASSAU